Alaska
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Homer: Part 1
Homer is a two-day drive from Denali. We decided on Wasilla as our stopover. Wasilla is just past Anchorage and hometown of… cue Jeopardy music… Sarah Palin! Note: try as I might, I could not see Russia from our campsite. We fueled up at the Anchorage Costco and headed for Louise Lake in Wasilla. En…
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Canada Adeiu
Repair effected, we’re on the road again. South through Cariboo it was a bucolic scene. Reminded me of Gold Country in CA. * Slightly less bucolic was a sign in one of the towns we passed through. It was a roadside advertisement for a local dining establishment: “Road Kill BBQ” Yum… We were headed for…
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Coastal Oregon
We crossed into Oregon via the Astoria Bridge over the Columbia River, and the border between Washington and Oregon. The bridge opened in 1966, and was the longest continuous truss bridge in the world. * This is Lewis and Clark country, as you might imagine from “the Columbia River.” This is where the Expedition ended,…
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Exploring California’s Iconic Redwoods: A Two-Day Adventure July 12-13, 2022
We crossed into California to spend two days in the redwoods. 2 days in one place! Yay! The Redwoods are a symbol of California. I’ve been up and down the coast my whole life and am still learning things. For the uninitiated: There are Coastal Redwoods and Sequoias. Related, but different. The Giant Sequoia us…